Tie press



R. H. SCHWAB June 7, 1938.

TIE PRESS Filed Jan. 2', 1937 RHSC/NLVJ BY Q KQ .9.3m

ATTO RN EY Patented June 7, 1938 UNITED STATES TIE PRESS Robert H.Schwab, Sacramento, Calif.

Application January 2,

2 Claims.

This invention relates to mens toilet accessories and particularly to apress for ties, especially those of the four-in-,hand type.

Such ties, as is well known, soon become creased and wrinkled on bothruns of relatively short portions of their length or where the knot isformed, and unless this wrinkling is eliminated the tie ceases topresent the desired appearance. In such cases, a neat dresser discardsthe tie or sends the same to the cleaners for treatment, especially ifhe is away from home and traveling and domestic ironing facilities arenot available.V

It is therefore the principal object of my invention to provide a tiepress by means of which a tie may be restored to its smooth conditionovernight, without any appreciable trouble or expense to the user otherthan the original cost which is slight. 'Ihe press requires no heat andis of such size that it may be conveniently carried in a traveling bagand is suiciently light that its weight is not noticeable.

A further object of the invention is to produce a simple and inexpensivedevice and yet one which will be exceedingly effective for the purposefor which it is designed.

These objects I accomplish by means of such structure and relativearrangement of parts as will fully appear by a perusal of the followingspecification and claims.

In the drawing similar characters of reference indicate correspondingparts in the several Views:

Figure 1 is a perspective View of my improved press as in use.

Figure 2 is a similar view of the cover plate detached.

Figure 3 is a perspective View of the base plate and absorption padunit.

Figure 4 is a detached view of the dampening cloth.

Figure 5 is a transverse section of the base unit.

Referring now more particularly to the characters of reference on thedrawing, the press comprises a rigid rectangular base plate I on whichis mounted an absorbent pad 2. I'his pad is preferably of turkishtoweling or similar material and it may be permanently mounted on thebase or removably secured thereto as by thumb tacks 3. The dimensions ofthe pad are such as to enable the wrinkled or creased portions of bothruns of a tie 4 to be laid out in flat side by side relation thereon asindicated in Fig. 1.

When the tie is thus arranged on the pad it is covered by a piece ofcloth 5 substantially the same size as the pad and of soft muslin or the1937, Serial No. 118,849

like. The cloth is i'lrst saturated with `Water which is then squeezedout by hand so that the cloth remains entirely damp without dripping anywater. The cloth in turn is then covered by a rigid top plate 6,preferably treated on its underside so as to be substantially absorptionproof.

In order to relatively press the plates together,

to cause the moisture from the cloth 5 to penetrate the tie and beabsorbed by the pad 2, I provide a pair of elastic straps 1. These aresecured centrally of their ends on the underside of the base. plate l inlongitudinally spaced relation thereon and at points centrally of itswidth as indicated in Fig. 5. At their ends the straps are provided withrigid eyes or loops 8 adapted to releasably engage pins 9 upstandingfrom the cover plate. The length of the straps is such that when theyare lapped or folded over the top plate from both side edges and thepoints are engaged with the pins, the straps will be stretchedsuiiciently to exert the desired pressure on the plates. Said strapsbeing secured on the base plate only at a single point in their length,the entire length of said straps is available for expansion in order toget the best results from the use of material of this kind.

The pressure thus exerted by the stretched straps not only causes thedesired penetration of the moisture through the tie and its penetrationinto the absorption pad 2 (which .is the reason for the successfuloperation of the device) but also has the effect of flattening orironing out the tie and eliminating any Wrinkles or creases originallyin the portions of the tie disposed in the press. If the tie is placedin the press at night on retiring and left overnight, it will be foundto be in perfect condition in the morning and sufficiently dry (due tothe use of the absorption pad 2) so that it may be immediately wornWithout further delay.

From the foregoing description it will be readily seen that I haveproduced such a device as substantially fulfills the objects of theinvention as set forth herein.

While this specification sets forth in detail the present and preferredconstruction of the device, still in practice such deviations from suchdetail may be resorted to as do not form a departure from the spiritofthe invention, as defined by the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and useful anddesire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A tie press comprising separate top and bottom plates, a moistureabsorbing and tie engaging pad disposed between the plates, spacedelastic straps secured intermediate their'ends on the under side of thebottom'plate and adapted tofbe folded over the top plate and means tothen relatively hold the ends of the straps secured to-v gether with thestraps tensioned.

2. A'tie press comprising separate top and bottom plates, a moistureabsorbing and tie engaging pad disposed between theY plates, spacede1as`. tic straps secured intermediate their ends on the l under side-ofthe bottom plate and adapted to be folded over the top p1ate, Veyes onthe ends Vof the straps and pins upstandng from the top plate over whichthe eyes are adapted to pass when the straps are stretched.

. Y ROBERT I-I. SCHWAB.

